NEWS: Feature Flick: Nissan GT-R Drag Races Fighter Jet

We're not headline-spamming you, people: today's Feature Flick does feature a 2014 Nissan GT-R, a fighter jet, and a runway. We think you know where this is headed: an epic drag race.

The video comes courtesy of Nissan and Germany's N-Magazine, which staged the race. In one lane, we have the 2014 Nissan GT-R, which features 545 horsepower thanks to a twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V-6 engine, a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive. Crucially, the Nissan GT-R has a launch control function that tweaks parameters in the traction/stability control, all-wheel drive, and throttle/engine control unit to make it one of the fastest- accelerating cars on the market. 0-60 mph comes in less than three seconds.

In the other lane is an Oris Swiss Hunter Fighter Jet, powered by a 22,000-hp Rolls Royce jet engine. It's enough to propel the jet to a top speed of 714 mph, just shy of the sound barrier. The stage was set: both plane and car would accelerate as fast as possible for just under a mile (1500 meters, to be exact), at which point the Nissan GT-R would brake. The plane--as you might expect--would take off.

We won't spoil the results, so press play on the six-minute video below, then let us know what you think in the comments section.

Among the scrum of people around the new Corvettes at NAIAS, and at the offsite reveal the night before, were Corvette Club members, who paid some $1200 (for two) to be present for the historic happening.

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